CPSC, Whitehall-Robins Healthcare Announce Recall of
CPSC, Whitehall-Robins Healthcare Announce Recall of Teething Rings
Why was CPSC, Whitehall-Robins Healthcare Announce Recall of recalled?
When bent, these teething rings can fit into an infant's mouth and trigger a gagging reflex. This poses a risk of vomiting, which could result in choking and aspiration.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should take these teething rings away from infants immediately. Contact Whitehall-Robins Healthcare for information on returning the teething ring in order to receive a free Anbesol® product. Contact: Consumers can call Whitehall-Robins Healthcare at (800) 525-2607 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or go to the firm's website at http://www3.young-america.com/2506-2/Recall.asp
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Baby Anbesol® Baby Teething Kits
- Company
- Whitehall-Robins Healthcare, of Madison, N.J.
- Quantity
- About 475,000
- Sold at
- Mass merchandise, drug and grocery stores nationwide sold Baby Anbesol with these teethers, from May 1999 through June 2000, for about $6.
- Recall date
- June 29, 2000
- Incidents / injuries
- Whitehall-Robins Healthcare has received two reports from consumers of children gagging on the teething rings, including one report of a child starting to choke.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
These teethers were sold with .25 oz. tubes of Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel, an oral anesthetic. The teethers are yellow and shaped like rabbits. They are about 3 inches long and 2.25 inches high. Two holes are molded into the teething ring for infants to grasp. The packaging reads, "THE BABY'S TEETHING KIT," and "FAST TEETHING PAIN RELIEF." Only the teething rings, and not the Baby Anbesol® Grape Gel, are being recalled.